Musicians and listeners dressed in white sit close together on a deep red floor: a dark-skinned drummer, a flute player, and a bald man beside the tall red neck of a stringed instrument, all against an orange and red wall.

Remembering Mali

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  • Acrylic Ink on Canvas
  • 23 × 32 in (height × width)
  • Edition of 75, signed and numbered

The story behind

In Madras in the 1950s, while he was a bank manager at Grindlays, Krishen held many musical soirées at his home, and a frequent guest was the legendary flautist Mahalingam, represented in this painting.

Marilyn Rushton, Images in My Time (2007)
Detail: Flute, raised hand and the tall red neck of the instrument, with the bald listener and the drummer's dark face.
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